Golds Hill (57 MW battery storage)
Golds Hill is a 57 MW battery storage project in Sandwell, England. Its status in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract) is: operational since 1 January 2024; the record was last updated on 14 October 2025.
57 MWbattery storage
operationalstatus in REPD
14 October 2025record last updated
Sandwellcouncil area
Planning timeline
| Date | Stage |
|---|---|
| 20 May 2021 | Application submitted |
| 11 August 2021 | Planning permission granted |
| 1 January 2024 | Operational |
Project details
- Technology
- battery storage (stand-alone storage)
- Capacity
- 57 MW
- Status (REPD)
- operational
- Record last updated
- 14 October 2025
- Operator or applicant
- Constantine Energy Storage ltd
- Planning authority
- Sandwell
- Planning application reference
- DC/21/65690
- Address (REPD)
- Adj Tame Valley Canal, Golds Hill Way, Tipton
- Council area (by location)
- Sandwell
- Time to decision
- 12 weeks
- Name in REPD
- Golds Hill - Battery Storage
- REPD reference
- 9183
Who decides
| Applications | Sandwell | UK |
|---|---|---|
| Decided applications (solar, wind, battery) | 35 | 10,236 |
| Refused | 2 (6%) | 19% |
| Solar refused | 0 of 20 | 12% |
| Battery storage refused | 2 of 15 | 16% |
| Median time from submission to decision | 7.9 weeks | 17.0 weeks |
| Appeals lodged / allowed | 0 / 0 | — |
Other large projects within 10 km
| Project | Type | MW | Status | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road | battery storage | 10 | approved, not built | 0.8 |
| Bustleholme Substation | battery storage | 49.9 | operational | 5.3 |
| Bloxwich Battery | battery storage | 41 | operational | 5.6 |
| Edwin Richards Quarry, Portway Road | battery storage | 100 | approved, not built | 5.9 |
| Bowmans Harbour Solar Farm | solar farm | 6.9 | under construction | 6.9 |
| Chapel Lane | battery storage | 49.4 | approved, not built | 7.7 |
| Merry Hill Shopping Centre | rooftop solar | 8.8 | approved, not built | 8.5 |
| Mucklow Hill | battery storage | 12 | permission expired | 9.7 |
Status and dates as recorded in the Renewable Energy Planning Database (July 2026 extract); the database is compiled from public sources and can lag behind council decisions. Location: REPD grid reference (52.542, -2.0335).